Charlton Athletic fell to a heavy home defeat on Wednesday evening, Stoke City running out comfortable winners in a match that swung decisively in the visitors' direction after the interval.
The first notable incident came just before half-time when Maksym Taloverov was dismissed, leaving Charlton to begin the second period with ten men. Stoke wasted little time in taking advantage. Conor Coady and Sorba Thomas were both shown cards at the 49-minute mark, though the dismissals did little to arrest Stoke's momentum as they pressed forward with purpose.
Matty Godden and Tatsuki Seko departed together on 55 minutes in a double change, and Million Manhoef made his presence felt, scoring to extend Stoke's advantage. Tyreece Campbell added further to the tally on 61 minutes as the hosts struggled to contain the visitors' forward movement.
The closing stages brought more activity. Jun-ho Bae and Milan Smit came on as Stoke managed their lead, with Eric-Junior Bocat also introduced. Manhoef grabbed his second goal of the evening on 82 minutes, and Campbell followed suit a minute later to compound Charlton's misery. Steven N'Zonzi had earlier put his name on the scoresheet at the 78-minute mark. Conor Coventry's late booking rounded off a difficult night for the home side.
Stoke controlled proceedings from the moment Charlton's numerical disadvantage became apparent, and the final scoreline reflected their authority throughout.
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